Realization of the Plebiscite and 18-O under a state of exception: Piñera will extend the measure for 90 more days



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The constituent plebiscite of October 25 and the first year since the social outbreak of October 18 they will live under constitutional state of exception.

This after the President, Sebastián Piñera, decide to extend this day for 90 more days measure which began to rule on March 18, due to the advance of the coronavirus in the country. This was confirmed to Third government sources.

The extent of extending for the second time this state of constitutional exception (it had already been extended for three months on June 15) was adopted despite the fact that at the beginning of the month The Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez, will ensure that the state of emergency due to catastrophe -which expires on September 15- would extend until the 25th of that month, after the celebration of National Holidays in the country.

In La Moneda they emphasize that the decision was made to extend it for 90 days because in this way measures can be adopted to protect people’s health. Of course, they insist that if pandemic conditions improve, the exceptional status can be lifted early.

To extend the state of catastrophe, the government does not require the approval of Congress, However, The latter may render the declaration null and void after one hundred and eighty days have elapsed if the reasons that gave rise to it had ceased absolutely.

During the morning, In the meeting that the Head of State had with the heads of the Chile Vamos bancada, the President consulted the parties about their opinion regarding the extension of this measure. There, according to connoisseurs of the dialogue, Piñera gave them two alternatives: let it go for 30 days and finish it before the plebiscite or leave it at 90. And the three stores, RN, UDI and Evópoli, were because the state of exception would last another three months arguing health reasons.



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